The CFL belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 1999: 13 title changes among 6 franchises; Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished with it.
2. 2002: 12 title changes among 6 franchises; Montreal Alouettes finished with it.
3. 2025: 12 title changes among 7 franchises; Saskatchewan Roughriders finished with it.
4. 2006: 11 title changes among 6 franchises; BC Lions finished with it.
5. 2012: 10 title changes among 6 franchises; Toronto Argonauts finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2007: 5 title changes. BC Lions carried it in and Saskatchewan Roughriders carried it out.
2. 2008: 5 title changes. Saskatchewan Roughriders carried it in and Calgary Stampeders carried it out.
3. 2015: 6 title changes. Calgary Stampeders carried it in and Edmonton Eskimos carried it out.
4. 2016: 6 title changes. Edmonton Eskimos carried it in and Montreal Alouettes carried it out.
5. 2004: 7 title changes. Edmonton Eskimos carried it in and Toronto Argonauts carried it out.

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